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In Defense of Ska Ep. 27: Laura Jane GraceListen now (67 min) | It’s been a rough year and a half. This past April—in response to our collective trauma—Laura Jane Grace tweeted that the “curren…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 26: Marc WassermanListen now (71 min) | The US had a healthy, diverse underground music scene in the ’80s. Among the goths, art-punks, and lo-fi freaks were plenty of ru…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 25: CatbiteListen now (98 min) | Philadelphia 4-piece ska band Catbite have only been together a couple of years, but for a lot of people—and I’m one of them—they…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 24: Nick LaVallee of Wicked JoyfulListen now (72 min) | Many of us collected action figures as kids. And guess what, it’s OK to keep on collecting them, especially if you’re buying the …
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In Defense of Ska Ep 23: Chuck Askerneese of The UntouchablesListen now (86 min) | In Los Angeles, in the early ’80s, you would see rows of scooters on the street outside of ska shows. Inside the clubs, kids woul…
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In Defense of Ska Ep 22: Elliot Babin of Touche AmoreListen now (57 min) | Touche Amore drummer Elliot Babin wasn’t always a post-hardcore kid. In Fact, he spent many of his formative years on the Aquabat…
Jun 16CommentShare
In Defense of Ska Ep. 21: Tara Hahn of Half Past Two and her aunt Heather McNeilListen now (79 min) | SoCal ska band Half Past Two have a lot of great songs. But there’s something particularly special about their track “Heather.” I…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 20: Reade Wolcott of We Are The UnionListen now (88 min) | On April 23, ska-punk band We Are The Union, released one of its greatest singles of the band’s career: A catchy ska-punk tune ca…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 19: Tim CappelloListen now (137 min) | Has there been an 80s movie more iconic than The Lost Boys? Has there ever been a scene as legendary as the Boardwalk scene, whe…
May 26Comment 1Share
In Defense of Ska Ep. 18: Patrick Stump of Fall Out BoyListen now (63 min) | Patrick Stump is used to playing for huge crowds. His band Fall Out Boy plays massive venues. But when he was younger, he was qui…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 17: Kamala Lyn ParksListen now (84 min) | In 1989, east bay punk musician and booker Kamala Lyn Parks was getting a ton of calls from bands asking if she’d book a tour for…
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In Defense of Ska Ep. 16: Jeff RosenstockListen now (68 min) | In 2016 some group calling themselves Skankral Ska Hotel released an all ska version of Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie opus In the Ae…
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